In this bestselling and
delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet lovable man finds
his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in
next door.
Meet Ove. He’s a
curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were
burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict
routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.”
But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile
plastered to his face all the time?
Behind the cranky exterior
there is a story and sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young
couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally
flatten Ove’s mailbox. It is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of
unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a
U-Haul—all of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’
association to their very foundations.
A feel-good story in the
spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage
of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Fredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man
next door is a thoughtful and charming exploration of the profound impact one
life has on countless others.
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